When I click on the arrow to play the video, I get a page that says "Sorry you do not have permission to view this page"

me too

I have the same problem.

yea me too dleighl..... i think you can just go on tmz website though and have a look......

What is so insensitive about saying "Im not an indian giver" Can someone help me understand why Jessicas statement is controversial?

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GeminiDolly - this is what it says on wikipedia

"Indian giver. When an Indian gives any thing, he expects to receive an equivalent, or to have his gift returned."

"The phrase is considered a racial stereotype and is often offensive, as it implies that Native Americans commonly practiced this behavior."

Goodness people get so upset about everything these days...granted I haven't said 'Indian giver' since I was in the 3rd grade but still!

This is just stupid. Who actually thinks of Native Americans when they hear or use this saying?

While I regret that some Native Americans may be offended, I personally have little problem with what Jessica said. She was describing herself, not dissing Native Americans. She may have been politically incorrect, but not racist.

Besides, the word "Indian" is an inaccurate term for Native American anyways. Just look up the history.

ok, I didn't watch the video so I have no idea of the context, but I just came on here to comment on how "journalists" and media are such leeches! is it really necessary for FabSugar, BellaSugar, BuzzSugar, and PopSugar to feature that video?! and seeing the comments that apparently Jessica said she is not an Indian giver - so what! the whole political correctness has gotten out of control; that was a commonly used phrase just like saying "sitting Indian style" (which apparently is so offensive that we can no longer say it in the Los Angeles School District) - grow up and leave her alone...

Agreed. We need to stop being so pc. The whole world thinks we've taken this too far and so do I. My boyfriend calls me an Indian giver all the time.

Oh my lord. Seriously, everything under the sun is racist now. How about we all just say we're friggen racist and everyone can start getting over it and stop complaining.

There is nothing wrong with "Indian giver". I am sorry that there are people who are offended, but it's certainly not meant to be racist or insensitive. I have said it, and it doesn't make me a racist or an insensitive person. AND, in this context -- if you're saying that it's wrong, you're out of your mind.

I doubt her intention was to offend, and she probably didn't know that what she was saying was not cool. This is a total foot-in-mouth thing.

But, yeah, "Indian giver" is a racially charged phrase that should be retired. Even if you don't think it is offensive, many Native Americans think it is offensive — so shouldn't that be reason enough to not use it?

Dude, anyone who would take offense to this needs to seriously chill out.

Indian giver? That's why I clicked on that? What a waste of time.

Whatever happened to free speech???

I really think we Americans need to get over ourselves already. Lately it seems people want damn near every other word or phrase extinguished from the English language because someone somewhere is always offended by something and thinks the whole world should bow down and do, think, say, dress, worship, and live as they do.

The world knows Jessica Simpson is a vapid moron. If anyone is offended by her remark, then they should be questioning their own intelligence.

It is an insensitive term.I am sure you wouldn't folks thinking just cause you're white you're an airheaded ignorant fool.She's a fool that's why she's having so many problems.If something offends someone don't say it or do it.She didn't mean to be racis,but she has been called out for it so she shouldn't say it.Like bellsugar said it's offensive to native americans so don't say it.

I see absolutely nothing wrong with what she said. This world is way too sensitive. I could see if she said it with cruel intentions, but she did not.

Native Americans find it offensive, so people should be considerate of their feelings and not say it! People who think its not a big deal are obviously not native American so of course they wouldn't think its a big deal! I agree jessica probably didn't think before she spoke and didn't mean anything by it but that just goes to show that you need to think before you speak, especially when the whole world is going to hear it!

it is an ignorant and bigoted saying based on a discriminatory stereotype about native americans propogated by european settlers. everyone knows that, and once you an adult and know better, you should do better. (although it doesn't seem as though jessica knows anything at all) yes, the expression is a part of the american lexicon but it's origin is wrong and it shouldn't be used anymore. maybe this is teachable moment for jessica and all of the other (white) folks who just don't and never seem to want to "get it": it's not about being politically correct. it's about continuing to use racist phrases that were used hundreds of years ago when it was more acceptable to be openly bigoted. it's about being respectful. if native americans, WHO THIS EXPRESSION IS DEFINITELY ABOUT, find it offensive, then people should stop saying it.

It is ignorant and despicable to tell others what constitutes offense, especially if words or phrases are rooted in racist stereotypes. Such statements like "chill out and stop getting offended" reeks of privilege based on these same stereotypes.

Get over yourself. Expand your mind. Leave your conformity boxes.

ugh
we could say get over yourself to those reprimanding too.
get off your high horse.
no one seems to make a big deal of millions of people in America getting plastered on st. patrick's day because it's the "irish" thing to do. hmmm, stereotyping much?
how many of you have called police wagons "paddy wagons"?
do YOU know where that came from?
is it ever made into a "PC" issue?
how many of you telling those they're ignorant for not "getting it" have done that? have you even thought of that?
i'm willing to bet you haven't.
tell others to expand their minds and you should get to it yourselves.

I'm of Native American descent and it's not offensive to me.

Who cares, she's just dumb.

I don't know, I'm sure she didn't mean it as in the racially offensive way, but how is this any different then saying, I'm not a Jew, when someone calls you cheap?

i take offense to the phrase "white folks." try to be more racially sensitive, please!

I think a lot of the commenters are missing the point. Yes, I'm sure she didn't mean it in a derogatory way (not a lot of people do), but the term is still an insensitive thing to say not to mention incredibly archaic. I didn't know that people still used that term.

It's widely believed that the term originated when the European settlers first arrived in the New World and encountered the native tribes. The term comes from a misinterpretation of the Native Americans' commercial practices. To the Native Americans, goods were exchanged for other material possessions, as they did not have a fixed currency (i.e. money). One didn't give a gift without expecting one in return. If one could not offer a return gift, the original gift would be returned. To the Europeans, who bought and sold goods monetarily, they were insulted when the Native Americans would take back their original "gifts". Thus, the term "Indian giver" came about and a negative meaning was applied to it. Also, the word "Indian" to describe Native American is archaic and incorrect, since Columbus' crew actually thought that they landed in India not an undiscovered land.

Like I previously mentioned, I'm sure most people don't think of the negative connotation when using the term, but it was created as a stereotype of a particular racial group. The thing is, we have too much ignorance in this world and it would be a better place if we were a little more educated and respectful of others.

Lastly, if we're going to use the freedom of speech argument (like a previous anonymous poster did), you need to realize that while you are free to say anything, that does not exclude you from criticism. It's a two way street.

The point is that there are people who could be offended by it and if you are a celebrity and everyone in the world is going to hear what you say then you shouldn't say anything that could be so offensive to someone PERIOD! My grandmother was part native American and I am not personally offended but I can see how some people may be offended by it. But whatever she always says dumb things anyway!

Just because you don't find it insensitive does not mean that it's ok to say. Like Anonymous 28 pointed out, there is a reason why the term is offensive. However, Jessica does not seem like the type of person who thinks before she says anything (or think at all for that matter), so I don't think this matters at all.

as a native american i think jessica simpson is moron......think she needs to eat more tuna or in her case chicken......... i dont find it offensive just funny that that was the only thing she could come up she must have read a history book before she went out.......but not offended at all so everyone at work stop asking me......!!!!

"no one seems to make a big deal of millions of people in America getting plastered on st. patrick's day because it's the "irish" thing to do. hmmm, stereotyping much?
how many of you have called police wagons "paddy wagons"?
do YOU know where that came from?
is it ever made into a "PC" issue?"

*I* don't use those phrases for exactly the reason people are offended by what Simpson said. I find it insensitive and stupid to continue to use outdated racially charged phrases. It's not a matter of being PC so much as realizing the world has changed and some things are unacceptable AS A HUMAN BEING - regardless of ethnicity.

Interesting how some who are offended are cool with calling celebrities some pretty awful names which include adjectives relating to unproven tabloid allegations. An entire race of people is defended because of the flippant use of this term on camera yet Lindsay Lohan is decimated daily as if she murdered a classroom of school children.

OH come on, REALLY? is this how far down weve sunk, that we cant even use some old old OLD core phrase like that? i used to say this when i was like five with no bad intentions behind it, just as a phrase i used jokingly on people. I dont even like jessica simpson and i can understand that shes not THE brightest crayon in the box so shouldnt we give her a little break?

@Cherryblossom: Calling people the "n word" or "coloreds" are also "old, old, OLD core phrases." By your logic we should be able to say these things...

Every group wants to be a victim.
BTW, as far as I know we are the only country in the world where their citizens are referred to as African-American, Italian-American, Native American, etc. If you are from Canada your Canadian, no? I've never once heard anyone refer to themselves as British Canadian or Indian Canadian. Same goes for any other Eurpean city that takes in immigrants. Wouldn't it be cool if we all just wanted to be American?
Anyway, lets keep the PC going. It's a lot of fun to see how idiotic people act when they think they are being offended.

I agree with Asche, there are a lot of old words/phrases out here people have been using for years. That alone dosen't make them ok to use know when people should know better.

@cherryblossom- exactly. you used it when you were FIVE. now that you're older and are aware of the racist and negative connotations behind the phrase, there is no reason on god's green earth you should use it to regards to the graceless BEHAVIOR of asking for a gift back. this phrase was created to make it seem as though native american's were less civilized then europeans. if it's a type of behavior someone is referencing, they should describe the behavior, not use some antiquated racially charged stereotype to describe the behavior. it doesn't make any sense. and beyond that, it's IMMATURE and ignorant.

I mean to say :

That alone dosen't make them ok to use *now* when people should know better

@splork: In Canadian you have division to an extent (French Canadian, anyone?). And you're 100% wrong about the "Same goes for any other Eurpean (sic) city that takes in immigrants" comment.

Immigrants here get a raw deal. It takes generations for a family to be fully integrated into their adopted country, and that usually happens one they marry and breed with those from that country. Also, because we (most western European countries) are less blended, those of other ethnicities who do not in fact "blend with locals" are never fully accepted as natives of that country. It's sad, but the way it is.

Furthermore, we tend to be more relaxed in many ways, but we also tend to have more blatant racism than in America. Look at the anti-muslim cartoon in Denmark, the covering ban in France, and the fact that it is perfectly acceptable to say to the German equivalent of the "n word" in German and refer to Balkan refugees as "Yugos."

@emososays17-what? where the hell did you get the idea that i used the phrases "drink like the irish do" or "paddy wagon"? did you just make that up? whatever, in my personal life, i'm SMART enough to use a modicum of social awareness when i'm speaking and i don't use insensitive phrases mocking the marginalized in this country and i call other people on using language like that too. i've had people try to use that's so gay, that's so lame, etc. with me and i tell them about themselves and how expressions like that just don't come out of a vaccuum. stop making ASSumptions.

Sloane220, i couldn't agree with you more. As far as the people who think there is nothing wrong using racially charged phrases - if it doesn't bother you that you are offending people, it should, at the very least, bother you that you sound uneducated.

I just want to know why this post showed up in my FitSugar RS feed. If I cared about this crap, I would be subscribed to PopSugar.

It is a term stemmed in a hateful racist connotation. She meant no harm but it should not be used. There is a difference between being ignorant and a fool. Children are ignorant of the meaning behind that term. As an adult we know and to continue to use it just like "paddy Wagon","wife beater", "porch monkey" and a whole host of other terms is just foolish and stupid. Learn from mistakes because you never know who is going to hear you say these phrases and get offended. Yes we tend to be too pc here but there is some sense behind thinking before you speak and being considerate of others

There was nothing wrong with Simpson's comment. The term "indian giver" i a reference to how the US government kept giving things to the native americans and then going back on their word, and taking things back. Hence indian givers. It's a slight at the US governments past, not native americans.

Whoa! All of this hate over "indian giver"? It seems as though if you really break this down it isn't worth all of the nonesense. Was Jessica Simpson intentionally trying to step on the Native American culture? I think we can all agree that she was not. I am of Native American descent...do I think the phrase Indian Giver is going to have any affect on my life? No, it's not going to hurt my career prospects, segregate my kids from others or end me socially.
And one last thing...and please know that I am not saying this to bring the hatred or belittle anyone. If this is a subject you are passionate about (and it seems there are quite a few here on both sides of the argument) - do you really think that you're going to get a point across by being hateful? If someone calls you ignorant, a fool, uneducated and then proceeds to imply or say outright that they are more educated and socially aware than you...how likely are you to open your mind to anything they have to say? I consider myself to be an educated person and quite a few members of my family might be a little over-educated - does this make me any better than any of you or mean that I am ALWAYS PC? No. It takes a lot more restraint and intelligence to state your case with compassion and kindness than to respond on pure emotion with hatred.

@ kalliefornia, the term doesn't refer to the US government giving things to American Indians and taking it back. If it did, then wouldn't it be more fitting to call it US government giver? lol. The term stems from the bartering system that American Indians practiced that was a foreign concept to the Europeans settlers, as many posters before have mentioned.

And I agree with the people who said that just because this is an old phrase doesn't justify the use of it today. There are tons of derogatory phrases and words that are old or even older than this one that we don't use. Unless you are racist or ignorant (which is probably Jessica's case), why would you want to denigrate a culture by using a term that could offend them?

I'm going to agree with poster 28 here. Also, that comment that Canadians are just Canadians is untrue. Many people from different ethinic backgrounds hyphenate their cultural identity here too. Most people I know don't have a problem with that because when it all comes down to it, we're all Canadian. We're not expected to just drop our ethnic backgrounds on becoming Canadian though. It's not that big of a deal here.

Just wanted to chime in as a Native American that I am not offended and still think the whole thing is stupid.

This is all ridiculous! Everything is racist, and everyone is offended! Get over yourselves, and the petty little crap you let affect you! There are much more substantial things in life to be concerned about than what Jessica Simpson has to say!